Bride demands wedding gifts despite guests already paying over $1,000 to attend the big day

No one can deny the fact that weddings are an expensive payout. There are so many different things that need to be paid for – the venue, the decorations, the food, and don’t forget the dress too. But even though weddings don’t come cheap, it doesn’t mean the big day should revolve around how much things cost. The biggest isn’t always the best, and the most expensive isn’t always the best either. Here’s what happened when a bride demanded a gift from each guest, despite it being a destination wedding.

Guestlist

It’s pretty much a given that the bride and groom will pay for you to join them on their big day – you get a free dinner, and if there’s also an open bar then it’s even more of a winner!

However, when it comes to destination weddings, the couple should always expect their guest list to be slightly smaller than others because some people just can’t afford to pay out for flights, accommodation, and everything in between.

Going abroad

What’s more? They should also not expect a gift seen as their guests will already be spending a big sum of money just to be there. Nonetheless, there’s one particular bride who doesn’t seem to agree with this as not only has she asked her invitees to buy their own flights, but she also expects them to bring along a present too.

The bride’s cheeky request has been outed on the forum site mumsnet.com by the username Brownieb, and by the looks of things, their guest is far from impressed with feeling pressured to spend even more money on her big day.

Expensive trip

So are the bride’s request for a gift justified? Should she really expect her guests to bring along a present for her too? Well, this particular anonymous guest certainly doesn’t think so, and we can’t help but agree with her.

In the post made by Brownieb, they explain how they’re not going to give away too many details because they want to avoid exposing the bride, but nonetheless, it’s clear Brownieb is concerned about paying out so much money. Due to it being a destination wedding, the guest has already had to buy flights and accommodation, which has come to over $1,300.

Great expectations

Now she is expected to also “buy a nice present” for the couple too, despite having already put in so much effort and money just to be there and celebrate with them. She asks the forum: “I feel like I shouldn’t have to.

Am I being unfair to think this?” She then goes on to explain the situation more, telling the forum that not only is it a wedding abroad, but the couple has also chosen an expensive time of the year when flights are at their most expensive. The expenses of a vacation are never cheap, so spending money to attend a destination wedding is a big commitment to make.